Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: Thorne

Thorne colliery, opened in 1926, was the deepest & furthest east mine in the South Yorkshire coalfield. This changed the small market town of Thorne into an industrial centre although the pit village of Moorends (where I was born) was built a discreet distance from the old town. In 1956 the colliery closed temporarily for repairs to the shaft to stop the influx of water. Although millions of pounds were spent the mine never opened again and today all trace of the original colliery seen here was erased & even the later 1980s winding gear has now been demolished. HFF everyone & have a great weekend.

The market place at Thorne, my home town, hasn't changed that much since I was a kid in the 1950s but the only building still fulfilling its original purpose is the White Hart pub dating from 1737. It no longer sells Thorne-brewed Darley's Ales though. HFF & have a great weekend.

Heading west through my home town. My father worked as a porter for the LNER at Thorne South station in the 1940s.

A Hull to Sheffield train pauses at the ex-North Eastern Railway station at Thorne North. Thorne South is on the ex-Great Central Railway line.